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Abu Bakr Salem Balfaqih, also known by his kunya Abu Aseel, was a Yemeni-Saudi singer, poet, and composer of Hadhrami origins. He was nicknamed "The Father of Khaliji Music" and "The one with the golden larynx". Abu Bakr is known in the Arab world for his unique voice. Some of Abu Bakr's patriotic odes to Yemen celebrated historical events such as the abolition of the monarchy in the north in 1962, the independence of the south in 1967, and the unification of both the South and North Yemen in 1990, as well as songs in honour of his home region, Hadhramaut. In addition to the Yemeni nationality, Abu Bakr also held Saudi nationality after he moved to Saudi Arabia in the 1970s. He worked with other Khaliji music pioneers including Talal Maddah, Tariq Abdul-Hakim, and Abdulaziz Almufarrij. His last release was a duet with young Yemeni singer and winner of the "Khaleeji Star" Fouad Abdulwahed. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bak...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)
